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The area of Quincy now called Merrymount is located on the site of the original English settlement of 1625 and takes its name from the punning name given by Morton. [11] The area was first incorporated as part of Dorchester in 1630 and was briefly annexed by Boston in 1634. [12]
Quincy, city, Norfolk county, eastern Massachusetts, U.S., on Boston Harbor, just southeast of Boston. In 1625 the site, which was settled by Captain Wollaston, was given the name Mount Wollaston, and a short time afterward, under the leadership of Thomas Morton, it was renamed Merry Mount; in 1627.
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History & Heritage. Quincy the Gateway to Boston Harbor. Nestled in between the 22 hills of the Blue Hills Reservation and 27 miles of coastline along Boston Harbor and the Harbor Islands, the area we know of today as the City of Quincy has always been a center of human activity and innovation.
Quincy was first settled in 1625 by colonists from the Plymouth Colony. It was initially a part of Dorchester before becoming an independent town in 1792 and eventually incorporating as a city in 1888. The city's name is derived from Colonel John Quincy, the maternal grandfather of President John Quincy Adams.
Quincy is a city in Norfolk County in the U.S. State of Massachusetts. It is part of Metropolitan Boston. It is named after Colonel John Quincy, who was Abigail Adams' mother's father. Quincy also had Adams' son, John Quincy Adams, named after him.
Quincy is a city located south of Boston in Norfolk County, Massachusetts. It was first settled in 1625 and officially incorporated as its own town in 1792. The city was named after Colonel John Quincy, grandfather of President John Quincy Adams. Quincy was home to two presidents - John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
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Pronounced "Quinzy," the city was named after Colonel John Quincy, great-grandfather of John Quincy Adams. Originally part of what is now the neighboring town of Braintree, Quincy was officially incorporated as a separate town in 1792 and made a city in 1888.
